Congrats on getting this community going!
I also am not a homeschooler, except for the fact that I do teach my child at home (when he's not in school.) I am interested in homeschooling and in teaching in general as my profession is in childhood development.

The main barrier to homeschooling that I encounter is inertia and the comfort zone. My husband and I both attended public school and liked it well enough, despite its flaws. While I'm cautious about whether the system is good for my son I see him appearing to thrive there, so it's hard to feel confident that home school would really be better. My husband is more biased toward public school. Not because he sees it as the best way to learn, but he sees it as a lesson in 'real life.' This is what most kids do, so you might as well know what it's like and not be sheltered from it.

While I see that point and sometimes agree, I am less likely to accept doing what everybody else does just because they do it. However, inertia keeps me from really making an effort to change. If my husband earned all the income and I was home it would be one thing, as it is now my income is what feeds us and it won't be easy to shift that.